noun
aerial cableway; ropeway
Refers to a transportation system using suspended cables, such as a gondola lift or aerial tramway. Often used in technical or tourism contexts.
この山では空中ケーブルで頂上まで行けます。
On this mountain, you can go to the summit by aerial cableway.
ロープウェイ is the more common, everyday term for a ropeway or cable car. 空中ケーブル is a more technical or formal synonym, often used in engineering or official descriptions.
Compound of 空中 (kūchū, 'aerial, in the air') and ケーブル (kēburu, from English 'cable'). The term directly describes a cable suspended in the air for transport.